Louis
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #249 for boys in 2025, 1,391 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1882 · 852 births
- Debut · boys
- 828 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 80 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 406,470since 1880
Louis over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #249 | 1,391 |
| 2024 | — | #236 | 1,510 | |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #238 | 1,478 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #245 | 1,442 |
| 2021 | — | #251 | 1,422 | |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #260 | 1,334 |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #248 | 1,475 |
| 2018 | — | #260 | 1,388 | |
| 2017 | — | #277 | 1,302 | |
| 2016 | — | #290 | 1,242 | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #296 | 1,210 |
| 2014 | — | #289 | 1,229 | |
| 2013 | — | #315 | 1,070 | |
| 2012 | — | #312 | 1,057 | |
| 2011 | — | #332 | 921 | |
| 2010 | — | #342 | 921 | |
| 2009 | — | #353 | 885 | |
| 2008 | — | #350 | 909 | |
| 2007 | — | #345 | 937 | |
| 2006 | — | #320 | 1,001 | |
| 2005 | — | #323 | 1,002 | |
| 2004 | — | #302 | 1,051 | |
| 2003 | — | #283 | 1,103 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #272 | 1,143 |
| 2001 | — | #279 | 1,096 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #279 | 1,135 |
| 1999 | — | #262 | 1,143 | |
| 1998 | — | #252 | 1,181 | |
| 1997 | — | #235 | 1,311 | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #235 | 1,283 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #218 | 1,361 |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | #206 | 1,411 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #194 | 1,582 |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #192 | 1,619 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #186 | 1,725 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 | #168 | 1,820 |
| 1989 | #5,049 | 17 | #163 | 1,834 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #165 | 1,707 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #161 | 1,683 |
| 1986 | #3,554 | 24 | #159 | 1,686 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | #164 | 1,685 |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | #158 | 1,711 |
| 1983 | #4,476 | 16 | #156 | 1,762 |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 | #162 | 1,694 |
| 1981 | #3,532 | 23 | #151 | 1,805 |
| 1980 | #3,853 | 20 | #151 | 1,787 |
| 1979 | #5,092 | 13 | #148 | 1,839 |
| 1978 | #3,637 | 20 | #149 | 1,753 |
| 1977 | #4,069 | 17 | #143 | 1,865 |
| 1976 | #3,095 | 23 | #142 | 1,781 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #138 | 1,812 |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | #134 | 1,932 |
| 1973 | #4,586 | 12 | #135 | 1,905 |
| 1972 | #3,062 | 21 | #130 | 2,102 |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | #126 | 2,514 |
| 1970 | #3,030 | 22 | #124 | 2,642 |
| 1969 | #2,704 | 24 | #121 | 2,623 |
| 1968 | #2,296 | 28 | #109 | 2,709 |
| 1967 | #2,706 | 21 | #107 | 2,895 |
| 1966 | #2,453 | 24 | #104 | 2,992 |
| 1965 | #2,938 | 18 | #101 | 3,270 |
| 1964 | #3,379 | 15 | #102 | 3,585 |
| 1963 | #3,336 | 15 | #104 | 3,620 |
| 1962 | #2,668 | 21 | #107 | 3,595 |
| 1961 | #2,839 | 19 | #105 | 3,965 |
| 1960 | #2,369 | 25 | #106 | 4,128 |
| 1959 | #2,108 | 29 | #100 | 4,311 |
| 1958 | #2,376 | 23 | #94 | 4,445 |
| 1957 | #2,067 | 28 | #86 | 4,695 |
| 1956 | #2,103 | 27 | #82 | 4,910 |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 | #82 | 4,779 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 18 | #81 | 4,848 |
| 1953 | #1,758 | 32 | #77 | 4,985 |
| 1952 | #2,126 | 23 | #79 | 4,924 |
| 1951 | #1,842 | 28 | #76 | 5,089 |
| 1950 | #1,835 | 27 | #66 | 4,947 |
| 1949 | #1,736 | 30 | #64 | 5,235 |
| 1948 | #1,739 | 29 | #64 | 5,386 |
| 1947 | #1,897 | 26 | #64 | 5,778 |
| 1946 | #1,647 | 29 | #63 | 4,918 |
| 1945 | #1,482 | 30 | #55 | 4,480 |
| 1944 | #1,867 | 21 | #54 | 4,678 |
| 1943 | #1,556 | 29 | #53 | 5,033 |
| 1942 | #1,804 | 22 | #51 | 5,151 |
| 1941 | #1,418 | 30 | #50 | 4,447 |
| 1940 | #1,313 | 32 | #50 | 4,324 |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | #49 | 4,224 |
| 1938 | #1,650 | 22 | #47 | 4,390 |
| 1937 | #1,416 | 27 | #46 | 4,356 |
| 1936 | #1,186 | 36 | #44 | 4,418 |
| 1935 | #1,264 | 32 | #42 | 4,622 |
| 1934 | #1,047 | 44 | #40 | 4,682 |
| 1933 | #1,262 | 32 | #40 | 4,695 |
| 1932 | #940 | 56 | #39 | 5,134 |
| 1931 | #912 | 58 | #37 | 5,423 |
| 1930 | #1,019 | 52 | #34 | 5,810 |
| 1929 | #1,003 | 52 | #32 | 5,995 |
| 1928 | #936 | 63 | #32 | 6,299 |
| 1927 | #904 | 68 | #29 | 6,663 |
| 1926 | #879 | 71 | #30 | 6,513 |
| 1925 | #895 | 68 | #29 | 6,798 |
| 1924 | #1,017 | 57 | #28 | 7,043 |
| 1923 | #1,037 | 53 | #27 | 7,074 |
| 1922 | #932 | 63 | #27 | 7,095 |
| 1921 | #1,080 | 49 | #29 | 7,247 |
| 1920 | #949 | 59 | #28 | 6,966 |
| 1919 | #1,121 | 43 | #28 | 6,661 |
| 1918 | #999 | 52 | #24 | 7,082 |
| 1917 | #933 | 55 | #23 | 6,771 |
| 1916 | #1,298 | 31 | #22 | 6,817 |
| 1915 | #934 | 50 | #23 | 6,518 |
| 1914 | #888 | 43 | #20 | 5,495 |
| 1913 | #961 | 31 | #20 | 4,258 |
| 1912 | #1,117 | 22 | #20 | 3,591 |
| 1911 | #1,071 | 17 | #21 | 1,838 |
| 1910 | #812 | 28 | #24 | 1,569 |
| 1909 | #935 | 19 | #24 | 1,231 |
| 1908 | #1,044 | 15 | #22 | 1,317 |
| 1907 | #1,142 | 12 | #25 | 1,111 |
| 1906 | #1,229 | 10 | #22 | 1,101 |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | #25 | 981 |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 | #26 | 936 |
| 1903 | #836 | 17 | #25 | 889 |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | #25 | 912 |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | #25 | 797 |
| 1900 | #1,008 | 14 | #26 | 1,097 |
| 1899 | #1,099 | 9 | #26 | 770 |
| 1898 | #1,009 | 12 | #27 | 861 |
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | #23 | 831 |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | #22 | 871 |
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | #21 | 913 |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | #21 | 869 |
| 1893 | #865 | 12 | #22 | 816 |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | #22 | 865 |
| 1891 | #669 | 16 | #19 | 786 |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | #19 | 860 |
| 1889 | #902 | 9 | #19 | 837 |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | #19 | 884 |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | #19 | 791 |
| 1886 | #778 | 9 | #19 | 846 |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | #19 | 809 |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | #19 | 886 |
| 1883 | #651 | 9 | #19 | 796 |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | #18 | 852 |
| 1881 | — | #19 | 746 | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | #19 | 828 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Louis was already there! It came in at #19, and was given to 828 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1907, when fewer than 1,200 boys a year got the name.
Where Louis is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Rhode Island#69 · 1 in 374
- New Jersey#73 · 1 in 429
- Connecticut#85 · 1 in 521
- New York#86 · 1 in 483
- Louisiana#94 · 1 in 486
Best ever in a state: #6 in Wyoming, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #69 | 16 | 1 in 374 |
| New Jersey | #73 | 111 | 1 in 429 |
| Connecticut | #85 | 39 | 1 in 521 |
| New York | #86 | 253 | 1 in 483 |
| Louisiana | #94 | 70 | 1 in 486 |
| Delaware | #96 | 7 | 1 in 567 |
| Pennsylvania | #108 | 96 | 1 in 804 |
| Hawaii | #113 | 12 | 1 in 541 |
| Massachusetts | #122 | 38 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Colorado | #124 | 36 | 1 in 699 |
| Alaska | #127 | 7 | 1 in 680 |
| Illinois | #149 | 81 | 1 in 985 |
| Ohio | #152 | 60 | 1 in 1,258 |
| Virginia | #155 | 34 | 1 in 1,112 |
| Maryland | #156 | 27 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Mississippi | #157 | 20 | 1 in 853 |
| South Carolina | #158 | 23 | 1 in 916 |
| Idaho | #161 | 7 | 1 in 972 |
| Missouri | #161 | 30 | 1 in 1,199 |
| District of Columbia | #165 | 9 | 1 in 833 |
| Arizona | #166 | 30 | 1 in 907 |
| Minnesota | #168 | 19 | 1 in 1,618 |
| Michigan | #177 | 43 | 1 in 1,484 |
| Wisconsin | #183 | 19 | 1 in 1,747 |
| California | #187 | 217 | 1 in 1,052 |
| Texas | #195 | 138 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Arkansas | #196 | 11 | 1 in 1,342 |
| New Mexico | #200 | 11 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Florida | #202 | 57 | 1 in 1,341 |
| Indiana | #205 | 20 | 1 in 1,848 |
| Kentucky | #208 | 12 | 1 in 1,994 |
| West Virginia | #225 | 5 | 1 in 2,223 |
| Kansas | #241 | 8 | 1 in 2,158 |
| Washington | #250 | 14 | 1 in 2,236 |
| Tennessee | #255 | 14 | 1 in 2,237 |
| Alabama | #270 | 12 | 1 in 2,107 |
| Oregon | #270 | 7 | 1 in 2,568 |
| Georgia | #279 | 21 | 1 in 2,104 |
| North Carolina | #298 | 15 | 1 in 2,726 |
| Utah | #306 | 6 | 1 in 2,753 |
| Oklahoma | #344 | 7 | 1 in 3,212 |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Louis
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 13 spots since 2024 (#236 → #249)
- 11 spots since 2020 (#260 → #249)
- 47 spots since 2015 (#296 → #249)
- Biggest jump: 26 spots in 2014 (#315 → #289)
- Biggest drop: 25 spots in 2007 (#320 → #345)
Rise & fade · boys
2 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #18 (852 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 80 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 80 yrs · run 1880–1959
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 117
- Highest: 1 in 117 boys born in 1908 were named Louis (0.85%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,228 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
- Its best rank, #18 in 1882, was only 1 in 133 (0.75%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 16.7% of all boys named Louis (67,693) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8,275 | #18 (1882) | #19 |
| 1890s | 8,442 | #19 (1890) | #22 |
| 1900s | 10,372 | #22 (1908) | #25 |
| 1910s | 50,600 | #20 (1914) | #23 |
| 1920s | 67,693 | #27 (1922) | #29 |
| 1930s | 47,754 | #34 (1930) | #42 |
| 1940s | 49,430 | #50 (1941) | #57 |
| 1950s | 47,933 | #66 (1950) | #82 |
| 1960s | 33,382 | #101 (1965) | #107 |
| 1970s | 20,145 | #124 (1970) | #137 |
| 1980s | 17,354 | #151 (1981) | #159 |
| 1990s | 14,436 | #168 (1990) | #215 |
| 2000s | 10,262 | #272 (2002) | #311 |
| 2010s | 11,815 | #248 (2019) | #296 |
| 2020s | 8,577 | #236 (2024) | #247 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Louis in 1986
girls
#3,554
24 births · 1 in 71,481 girls
boys
#159
1,686 births · 1 in 1,092 boys
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 71,481 of them was named Louis, which outranked 72.3% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Louis
- #3,459Twila25
- #3,459Yehudis25
- #3,459Yomayra25
- #3,554Louis24
- #3,554Adelle24
- #3,554Alejandro24
- #3,554Alicea24
- #3,645Abagail23
- #3,645Abigale23
- #3,645Adelaida23
Tied with 90 names at #3,554; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 1,092 of them was named Louis, which outranked 98.0% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).